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The Toyota Corolla is the 4th best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria this month.

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New car sales in Bulgaria are up a very dynamic 17% year-on-year in September to an estimated 2.408 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 21.566 units, up 12% on 2014. Dacia reigns supreme at 14% share above Skoda (11.6%), Toyota (8.9%) and Renault (8.1%) while Volkswagen is down three spots on August to #5 and Peugeot is up four to #6. Model-wise, the Dacia Dokker holds onto its throne with a strong 6.6% share, distancing the Skoda Octavia (5.6%) and Nissan Qashqai (4.9%) while the Toyota Corolla is up 24 spots on August to land at an outstanding 4th position.

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The Bulgarian new car market is up 30% year-on-year in July to 2.561 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to an estimated 17.168 units, up 14% on 2014. Recently I wrote about the re-export practices of carmakers in a lot of Eastern European country (see STRATEGY: Renault champion of “fake” registrations), and Bulgaria is the poster child of re-exports. Our local correspondent Kaloyan Jelev estimate 22-24% of total new car sales in the country are re-exported towards other European Union countries. On top of this, Bulgaria does not make new registration data public, BSCB being the only website to exclusively publish it. This means every country manager can claim his brand is first in market, with Renault-Nissan currently claiming they hold 30% of the Bulgarian market (our data says 27%), however roughly half are directly re-exported, making the group the biggest re-export culprit in the country.

Locally assembled, the Great Wall Steed ranks 10th in Bulgaria this month.

In fact, the study of the best-selling brands and cars in Bulgaria isn’t so much showing its consumers’ tastes, rather which manufacturers and models are most successful at being re-exported. In this context, Dacia leads the brands ranking with 10.9% above Renault (10.2%), Skoda (9.8%), Volkswagen (8.9%) and Kia (7.3%). After two months of Renault Captur domination, the Dacia Dokker reclaims the pole position it has been holding for the past two years with 5.4% share above the Skoda Octavia at 4% and the Renault Clio at 3.6%. The Kia Sportage surges 13 spots on June to #4, the VW Passat up 4 to #8 with 57 deliveries (very difficult to imagine more than 10 being “real” sales), the locally assembled Great Wall Steed holds its spot inside the Top 10 at #10, the Toyota RAV4 is up 24 ranks to #14, the Skoda Superb up 6 to #17, Peugeot 2008 up 38 to #22 and the Renault Fluence up 46 to #25.

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New car sales in Bulgaria are up a whopping 23% year-on-year in June to an estimated 3.220 registrations, lifting the year-to-date total to 14.607 units, up 11% on 2014. Renault overtakes its low-cost counterpart Dacia to take the lead of the brands ranking at 12.5% share vs. 9.3% for Dacia and is now threatening the French-Romanian brand for the year-to-date pole position at 1.763 units (+54%) vs. 1.788 (+8%). Volkswagen and Skoda round up the Top 4 as they have done so far in 2015. In the models ranking, the Renault Captur manages a 2nd consecutive (and ever) month on top thanks to 147 sales and 4.6% share above the Dacia Dokker, Kia Cee’d and Nissan Qashqai. Notice also the Great Wall Steed up 17 spots to #7, the Nissan X-Trail up 47 to #24 and the Lada Niva up 32 to #25.

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The Renault Captur is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria this month.

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The Bulgarian new car market is up a very dynamic 13% year-on-year to an estimated 2.438 registrations in May, lifting the year-to-date total up 8% to 11.387 units. Sales data for Bulgaria is always to be taken with a pinch of salt as a significant part (a rumoured 30%) go straight to re-export to other European countries and never sees domestic roads. Brand-wise, Dacia continues to dominate with 13.7% but parent-brand Renault is ssnapping at its heels with a very strong 13.4% share in May. Volkswagen (10.4%) returns to the podium above Skoda, Ford (both at 8.4%) and Nissan (5.7%).

Over on the models ranking, we witness a world first this month in Bulgaria which becomes the first country in the world to crown the Renault Captur in a monthly ranking thanks to 156 sales and 6.4% share vs. 146 and 6% for the year-to-date leader: the Dacia Dokker. Again this performance may have been boosted by re-export sales. Notice also the Nissan Qashqai up to #3, the VW Passat up to #7, Peugeot 308 up to #9 and the Citroen C4 Cactus up to #31.

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The Bulgarian new car market is up 3% year-on-year in April to an estimated 2.460 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 8.949 units, up 7% on 2014. As a reminder Bulgarian sales data is always to be taken with a pinch of salt as a large portion of new car sales in the country never make it to local roads but are re-exported elsewhere in the EU. See here for more on this phenomenon. In this context, Dacia maintains its stranglehold on Bulgarian sales with a very strong 15.8% market share this month (12.8% year-to-date) above Renault (11.7%) and Skoda (8.3%), replicating the 2015 year-to-date podium. Volkswagen, Toyota and Ford follow. Model-wise, this month the Renault Group monopolises the Top 4 with the Dacia Dokker at its traditional pole position (6.5% share) followed by the Renault Clio, Captur and Dacia Sandero.

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The Bulgarian new car market is up an estimated 14% year-on-year in March to 2,694 registrations, bringing the first quarter total to an estimated 6,489 units, up 8% on 2014. The Renault Group places its two brands atop both the March and first quarter sales charts: Dacia leads with 351 units and 13% ahead of Renault at 336 and 12.5% in March, 766 and 749 respectively over the first 3 months of 2015. Toyota rounds up the podium at 9.7% followed by Ford at 9.1% and Skoda at 7.3%. Local manufacturer Great Wall is stuck at a paltry 18th spot with just 35 sales, down 57% over Q1 2015…

The Renault Captur is #4 in Bulgaria in March.

In the models ranking, the Dacia Dokker has now well and truly grabbed the reins of the sales charts with 222 sales and 8.2% share in March, almost double any other nameplate on sale in the country. The Renault Clio IV is up to 2nd place with 118 units, just above the Ford Fiesta at 110 and the Renault Captur at 106. Excellent performance of the Toyota Auris at #7, Lada Niva at #9 and Renault Fluence at #11. As a reminder Bulgarian sales data is always to be taken with a pinch of salt as a large portion of new car sales in the country never make it to local roads but are re-exported elsewhere in the EU. See here for more on this phenomenon.

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The Bulgarian new car market stabilises in February at -2% year-on-year to an estimated 1,892 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 3,795 deliveries, up 4% on 2014. First the usual caveat to Bulgarian data which are significantly skewed by re-exports to other European Union countries. A large portion of new deliveries never makes it to local roads – as much as 30% – thanks to Bulgaria displaying some of the lowest car prices in the EU. See here for more on this phenomenon. Dacia resumes its domination with 273 sales and 14.4% share this month, lifting the brand up to #1 year-to-date also at 10.9%. The French-Romanian brand places 3 models in the Top 4 this month: leader in 2013 and 2014, the Dokker is back to pole position in February with 4.6% share, the Duster ranks #3 with 4% and the Sandero is #4 at 3.3%. Skoda monopolises the remaining two spots in the Top 5 with the Octavia at #2 (but #1 year-to-date) and the Rapid at #5.

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Excellent start of the year for new car sales in Bulgaria, up 11% to an estimated 1,903 deliveries. First the usual caveat to Bulgarian data which are significantly skewed by re-exports to other European Union countries. A large portion of new deliveries never makes it to local roads – as much as 30% – thanks to Bulgaria displaying some of the lowest car prices in the EU. See here for more on this phenomenon. In this context, Renault triumphs this month with 275 sales and 14.5% share, over 25% of which being an exceptionally high score from the Renault Master, #1 in the models ranking with 123 sales and 6.5% vs. 262 sales and 1% over the FY2014. This sounds very much like a re-export order. The Skoda Octavia ranks #2 like last year and the Renault Captur is up to a brilliant third spot above the Clio and the Dacia Sandero. Leader in 2013 and 2014, the Dacia Dokker is down to #8 this month.

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The Bulgarian new car market is up 7% year-on-year in 2014 to an estimated 25,939 registrations. Dacia accentuates its domination of the market with sales up 23% to 3,085 units, almost reaching 12% market share. It is followed by Volkswagen and Toyota keeping their ranking vs. 2013, while Skoda (+20%) and Renault (+19%) both advance one spot and Ford (+61%) gains two. A caveat to these results: Bulgaria sales are skewed by re-exports to other European Union countries, with a large portion of new deliveries never making it to local roads – as much as 30% – thanks to Bulgaria displaying some of the lowest car prices in the EU. See here for more on this phenomenon.

Over in the models ranking the Dacia Dokker is up a splendid 30% on an already winning year in 2013 to top the charts for the 2nd consecutive year, becoming the only nameplate to sell over 1.000 units this year in Bulgaria (1,224). The Skoda Octavia gains even more ground at +61% in 2nd place, knocking the Nissan Qashqai down to #3. The Ford Fiesta is up 80% to #4, the Renault Captur up 122% to #7, the Skoda Rapid up 134% to #9 and the Toyota Corolla up 204% to #10.